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Special delivery: White Bear Lake MD brings family full circle BY JACKIE BUSSJAEGER STAFF WRITER
Danielle Harley thought it was a funny coincidence that the White Bear Lake doctor she’d chosen to deliver her third child happened to be from the same town where she was born in Iowa. “I looked up his bio, and it said he practiced in Burlington, Iowa,” Harley said. “I thought, small world, that’s where I’m from, and I texted my mom. She texted me up a little later and said wait a minute, is that Dr. Anderson?” It turned out that Dr. Matthew Anderson was the same doctor who delivered Harley in 1994. Dr. Anderson practiced in Burlington for 22 years before he moved to Minnesota. He joined AALFA Family Clinic in White Bear Lake in 2010, which is where Harley found his profile. Anderson also delivered
April 16 at St. John’s Hospital (coincidentally, the same hospital where his father, Ryan, was born in 1995). Harley was extremely happy with having
As head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, Army Gen. Paul Nakasone has a remarkable resume — even though he skipped mention of his early career as a caddy at the White Bear Yacht Club. His accomplishments post-high school are being recognized May 20 when the White Bear Lake native, Class of 1982, is inducted into the district's Wall of Fame. In his cyber command role, the general works directly for the Secretary of Defense and the President. He is responsible for conducting cyberspace operations to defend the nation, secure Department of Defense networks and support joint force commanders. As head of the NSA, Nakasone reports to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, overseeing the protection of national communications systems. The general rose up through the military ranks following graduation from St. John's
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Dr. Matthew Anderson delivered Danielle Harley at a hospital in Burlington, Iowa in 1994, and Harley’s third child Benjamin April 16, 2021 at St. John’s Hospital.
Harley’s older brother, and her mother liked him so much that she scheduled an induction to make sure he could deliver Harley as well. If not for a 48-hour shift change, he would also
have delivered Harley’s sister. “My mom was like, you have to have him be your doctor,” Harley said. Baby Benjamin, Harley’s third child, arrived on
In-person prom, graduation feels like a small victory for class of 2021 From distance learning to canceled activities to social distance in the classroom, the class of 2021 has endured a lot in their final year of high school. In light of the isolation of COVID-19, the fact that students will be able to celebrate prom and graduation in person this year is more meaningful than ever. Last year, most of the major milestones for seniors weren’t able to happen in person at all. This year’s seniors are fully aware of how lucky they are to be able to take part in these important senior milestones,
even if those events look a little different. “Each and every one of us had already settled on that we were not going to get it, so it’s like a nice little end of the year goodbye that we at least get to have something,” said Centennial High School senior Elizabeth Timothy. “I feel like a lot of people in quarantine were struggling with depression because of all the things that we lost, and I think getting them back is going to really help put a smile on people’s face.” The Centennial, Mounds View and White Bear Lake school districts will all have modified in-person events to allow seniors to have these important experiences. Centennial will hold prom and graduation outdoors
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